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Encyclopedia > Winter sports

A winter sport is a sport commonly played during winter, usually a sport played on snow or ice.

Contents

Famous Winter sport resorts

List of winter sports

Ice skating

See also team sports.

Skiing

Sports in which skis are used on snow.

Sledding

Sports that use sleds going down ice tracks or pulled by something.

Team sports

Sports that involve teams, played on ice.

* denotes a Winter Olympic Games medal sport.


Recreational sports

Some 'sports' are competed (or simply enjoyed) on a more casual basis, often by children.

See also

fall sport, spring sport, summer sport, Winter Olympic Games.


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Winter Olympic Games: Information from Answers.com (4402 words)
Fewer nations participate in the Winter Olympics than the Summer Olympics; the most obvious reason for this is sheer geography, as most of the countries near the equator have no access to winter sport training facilities.
Figure skating was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympics, appearing in the programme of the Summer Olympics in 1908 and 1920.
Military patrol, a precursor to the biathlon, was a medal sport in 1924.
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